11/24/2008 in Tech Arts by micah
Tonight's rehearsal of our annual musical drama, A Christmas Tale, was a night of different perspectives. I wasn't really thinking when I snapped this photo with my cell phone, but it fits.
When we started out tonight, neither of my lighting guys were there, so I stuck my teenage daughter on the light board, where she did a great job of being mature and attentive, following cues without error. She worked backstage last year, so she saw a new perspective on how lighting tied in to the portions of the show where she'd had to move props on- and off-stage in the dark last year.
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10/30/2007 in Tech Arts by micah
While mono is perfect for podcasting, some output formats, such as radio or audio CD creation should be produced in stereo. Here are some simple steps to convert mono to stereo when recording in Audacity.
(Note: This process is not going to create a "true" stereo, track. It's really only two-channel mono. See additional notes in the comments below.)
Begin with your mono recording. Select the entire track by pressing Ctrl+A or clicking somewhere in the panel at the left side of the track image.
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10/31/2006 in Tech Arts by micah
We normally record directly from the sound system onto the computer at my church using Audacity, but there are times when the message must be imported from a CD for processing. Recording the audio portion of the CD introduces an extra conversion (from digital to analog and back again) that is not necessary. Instead, it is preferable to retrieve the contents from the audio CD as data. This process is known as CD ripping.
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10/31/2006 in Tech Arts by micah
Pastor Tim's sermons are available on the Cornerstone Web site. We now support streaming, download, and podcasts as delivery methods. This page documents the methods used to prepare sermons for the web.
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10/31/2006 in Tech Arts by micah
Update January 18, 2012: It has come to my attention that Kjaerhus Audio appears to be out of business. I've removed the dead link from the body of the post. Check the comments for more recent links, as it appears the classic plugins used in this tutorial are still available from alternative links. Also, my church no longer uses Audacity a regular basis, so this post is probably a bit outdated.
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